Published: August 2024, Issue: Vol. 36/No.7, Download as PDF

Archive of articles published in the August 2024, Vol 36./No. 7 issue.

Widening Participation Spotlight: Amanda Holloman, University of Florida


By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications, and Elora Daniels, Communications Associate As part of CRA’s mission to raise awareness and engagement in efforts to widen participation in computing, Computing Research News presents a Q&A series titled “Widening Participation Spotlight: Conversations with Underrepresented Computing Researchers.” This series highlights the work of community members who are actively […]

Expanding the Pipeline: Hack Your Way to an Undergraduate Research Group


By Brian Harrington, University of Toronto Scarborough Involving undergraduate students in research can improve their academic performance, raise their self-esteem, and make them more likely to consider graduate school. Starting an undergraduate research group, especially for a teaching-stream faculty, can feel like a daunting task that requires lots of time, energy, and money. But with […]

CCC Extends Warm Welcome to New Council Members


By Petruce Jean-Charles, Communications Associate, CCC CCC is thrilled to announce that the following six computing researchers have joined the CCC Council: Weisong Shi, University of Delaware Rayid Ghani, Carnegie Mellon University Sebastian Elbaum, University of Virginia Rachel Greenstadt, New York University Manish Parashar, The University of Utah Gabrielle Allen, University of Wyoming Starting July […]

CCC Q&A: A High Performance Computing Researcher Explains Sustainable AI


By Petruce Jean-Charles, Communications Associate, CCC CCC spoke with one of its council members, Michela Taufer about her work in high performance computing (HPC) and her contributions to sustainable AI. Taufer has profoundly shaped the landscape of HPC through pioneering contributions that transcend traditional boundaries. Her career spans pivotal areas including volunteer computing, large-scale data […]

CCC Catalyzing Interdisciplinary Computing Research Task Force Releases New CRA Best Practices Document


By Petruce Jean-Charles, Communications Associate, CCC  In a series of six engaging roundtable discussions led by the Computing Community Consortium (CCC), 40 computing research experts from academia, industry, and government explored the complexities of interdisciplinary computing.  Their goal: to pinpoint the hurdles and needs for fostering effective cross-disciplinary research. The consensus? Each team member brings […]

Industry’s Growing Presence at the CRA Conference at Snowbird


By Helen Wright, Manager, CRA-I The Computing Research Association (CRA) Industry Committee (CRA-I) was pleased to welcome over 60 industry professionals and affiliates to the CRA Conference at Snowbird this July. One of CRA and CRA-I’s primary goals is to foster collaboration between industry, academia, and government. The CRA’s biannual conference, historically attended by around […]